The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has announced that trucks below a certain standard will not be allowed entry at the Dar es Salaam port. As of 12 February, all trucks […]
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A first for FAW at the start of 2015
Just six months after FAW opened its Coega plant to assemble trucks locally, the first five export units have been dispatched to the FAW dealership in Kenya. On 16 January, […]
Ebola outbreak: Latest update
Due to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, a directorate has been issued within the SADC region that trucks and drivers are not allowed to enter from the DRC. Click […]
JIMS 2015 announced
The 2015 Johannesburg International Motor Show is taking place from 14-25 October 2015 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) states […]
Non-registered trucks not allowed in Maputo Port
Transporters who are not complying with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) and have not registered their trucks with the Port of Maputo have until the […]
Truck ban in Swaziland
Because of the number of fatal accidents involving trucks during peak hours, Swaziland has banned trucks from its highways between 16:30 and 18:30. According to Barney Curtis from FESARTA, the […]
68 trucks taken off the road by authorities
KwaZulu-Natal authorities suspended 68 trucks after stopping and testing 105 trucks at the Mkhondeni Traffic office. According to authorities most of these trucks were from Congo, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia. […]
Public holidays hit truck industry hard
Disappointing sales affected the local truck industry during April. According to the latest combined results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), Associated Motor Holdings […]
China to repair and widen the National Road 6 in Mozambique
Work on a 300 kilometre stretch of road along National Road 6 is due to begin in June and will see the road being repaired and widened where necessary. The […]
Problems foreign operators face on Gauteng freeways
Foreign transport companies have been experiencing a problem with SANRAL whilst operating their trucks on the Gauteng Freeway system. Barney Curtis, Executive Director at FESARTA (Federation of East and Southern African […]